1952 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Footscray and Richmond during round 5 of the 1952 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Charlie Sutton captained the hosts. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Linton, A. Martin, D. Reynolds, R. Richards, A. Rogers, D. Ross

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, J. Brennan, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Geard, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, G. Spring, B. Turner, A. Western, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Footscray (9.6.60) defeated Richmond (5.6.36).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Duffy (2), A. Rogers (2), D. Bryden, A. Edwards, R. Harper, D. Reynolds, R. Richards
Richmond: B. Wilson (3), A. Cooke, L. Flintoff

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 17 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 22,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 9.6.60 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 4 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Richmond 1 . 1 2 . 3 4 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Margin FOOT by 8 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Des Rowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Blumfield

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
14 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 1 ?
17 Bulman, Alan ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 2 ?
21 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Harper, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
31 King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 1 ?
4 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
35 Rogers, Allen ? ? 2 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Sutton, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
27 Brennan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
17 Clarke, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 1 ?
29 Flintoff, Les ? ? 1 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
36 Geard, Rex ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Western, Albert ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 3 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

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